Texas Health Insurance
This site provides the information you'll need to help make a decision about individual health insurance in Texas. You'll also be able to save time and money by comparing individual health insurance quotes between multiple carriers.
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has provided the following online resource to aid in your selection of a health insurance plan.
Choosing and Using a Health Plan
Health Insurance regulations and reform vary from state to state. Some highlights individual health insurance reform for Texas, are summarized below.
| TX | US | |
| Individual Health Insurance reform | ||
| Applies community rating | No | 10 states |
| Limits Pre-existing Condition exclusions | No | 31 states |
| Mandates Guaranteed Issue | Yes | 50 states + DC |
| Mandates Guaranteed renewability | Yes | 50 states + DC |
| Patients Rights Requirements | ||
| Mandates external review | Yes | 45 states |
| Mandates health plan liability | Yes | 10 states |
| Bans Financial incentives to providers | Yes | 32 States |
When you're ready, compare individual health insurance plans for Texas residents from the following health insurance companies...
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Celtic health insurance
- Golden Rule health insurance (United Healthcare)
- American Medical Security Group
- Unicare health insurance
- Humana
- FirstCare
(Some plans may not be available in all parts of the state)
